Social media: Over 93,000 cybercrimes in three years: As internet penetration rises, can India do more to combat cybercrime?
Updated Feb 05, 2021 | 08:54 IST Spiking participation on unregulated social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram has been particularly responsible for the rise in online harassment and cyber-bullying. Representational image.  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images Key Highlights By some estimates, India had over 400 million internet users by 2018 making it the 2nd largest internet population in the world after China In a landmark case in 2015, the Supreme Court of India, in fact, struck down Section 66A of the IT Act, 2000 which inter alia criminali...